Thieving Skydiver

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Thieving Skydiver: Creature - Merfolk Rogue, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Kicker X. X can't be 0. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
2/1
Rarity
Rare
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
118
Artist
Kieran Yanner
Commander rank
2,432 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Kicker

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About Thieving Skydiver

Thieving Skydiver is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 118 in that set, with art by Kieran Yanner. It costs {1}{U} (one generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/1 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Zendikar Rising (2020) to Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.42 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Kicker {X}. X can't be 0. (You may pay an additional {X} as you cast this spell.)

Flying

When this creature enters, if it was kicked, gain control of target artifact with mana value X or less. If that artifact is an Equipment, attach it to this creature.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.42 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Thieving Skydiver by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Thieving Skydiver

Thieving Skydiver has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #177Rare2023
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #83758Rare2020
Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #85pRare2020
Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #85sRare2020
Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #335Rare2020
Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #85Rare2020

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Thieving Skydiver, newest first.

  • To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
  • If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
  • If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
  • The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
  • If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
  • If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
  • The control-change effect of Thieving Skydiver lasts indefinitely. It doesn't wear off during the cleanup step, and it doesn't expire if Thieving Skydiver leaves the battlefield. In a multiplayer game, it does expire if you leave the game.
  • Thieving Skydiver's ability can target an artifact you already control. You'll attach it to Thieving Skydiver if it's an Equipment.

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